Borrow a Beach Cruiser

A day on the beach is something taken for granted by most people, but it’s not always possible for families with children with disabilities. That is, until the invention of beach wheelchairs. These chairs have large, inflatable tyres to travel across sand and coastal terrain, and provide buoyancy in the shallows of the shoreline. These allow those confined to wheelchairs to get right down on to the sand and into the shallows of the water, something that can’t be done in a standard wheelchair.

Fingal Bay Holiday Park and Halifax Holiday Park have one chair each available for loan FREE of Charge to guests and also to the General Public.

HEADING on to the crisp white sand to take in the tranquil waters of Port Stephens just got a whole lot easier for those with a disability.

It is all thanks to two new Sandcruiser Beach Wheelchairs which have been delivered to the Port Stephens Beachside Holiday Parks. The state-of-the art wheelchairs are available for loan from Halifax and Fingal Bay Holiday Parks, at no cost to the general public and park visitors alike.

The pneumatic tyres make navigating grass and sand easy and mean the sandcruisers can be used on all terrain and allow people with a disability access from their vehicles to the water's edge.

"We want everyone to be able to experience what our beautiful area has to offer," Port Stephens Beachside Holiday Parks business development manager Rebecca Smith says.

One sandcruiser chair was recently loaned by Halifax Holiday Park to a family staying in Nelson Bay during the Easter school holiday period.

"To see the face of the little 11-year-old boy light up when I was assisting his father to put the chair in the back of his van was truly rewarding," Halifax Holiday Park Manager said.